Do What You Love and Love What You Do with L'il Critters™
I don’t know at what point I made the switch, but there was a time when I was planning a life with a daughter that wanted to shoot hoops while living in jeans and tennis shoes. There would be no time for ruffles and glitter because girl power was all about doing the things that boys do, but doing them better.
And then Alexis made it SUPER obvious that she was having none of that. Forget the hoops, she would rather cheer. You can have your jeans because they are THE WORST. Everything about Alexis’ definition of girl power was different from mine.
Is different from mine.
Fate has a funny sense of humor, so I’m learning daily that the way to be the best is to be your best. Alexis has done so much to teach me what it means to succeed. While I want out on the field when there’s a game of football going on, Alexis makes standing on the sidelines in a skirt look good.
No. Really. She’s very good at her chosen world of cheer. She can jump and flip and yell with the best of them. I have a whole new perspective on how hard it is to be a cheerleader. It requires commitment and consistent healthy habits. From spending hours practicing jumps and flips to making good nutritional choices and supporting those choices with L’il Critters™, Alexis is committed from A to Z.
And then there’s dance. It was an act of defiance for me to enroll Alexis in dance classes early in life. I didn’t want to do it. It wasn’t my sort of thing. But, if I stopped and listened carefully to what tiny Alexis’ heart was singing, it was really very obvious that it was time for me to suck it up and let her do what made her happy.
A bunch of years later, it’s still what’s making her happy.
I’ve screwed up a lot during this journey as a parent, but the decision to encourage Alexis to listen to her heart and find what activities were meaningful to her was the most important one I’ve made. Adding in the open conversations about how the things she loves aren’t the things I love has given her a perspective into respecting others and embracing differences. It means she gets confused when she encounters people who aren’t passionate about anything, but also has a huge appreciation for when people are passionate about something. She knows how much work it is to be good at something.
Watch her watch the Olympics if you’d like to see what I mean. She has ZERO interest in actually doing many of the activities, but she’s all in on watching others attack them with all they’ve got. She will act as the cheerleader for every single Olympian gymnast, even as she rolls her eyes at the suggestion that maybe she should try the balance beam.
The only way Alexis is picking up a weight bar is if it’s covered in glitter, but she will absolutely applaud when she watches someone successfully do the impossible.
It doesn’t matter the sport, watching people do what they love and love what they do is an incredible gift.
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Friday, July 22, 2016
Reader Comments (135)
I like to watch them do weird things.
https://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/756599767514419200
I love to watch my boys have fun playing together. They get so silly. Thanks so much.
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Thanks so much.
I like to watch my daughters hug.
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I love to watch my kids playing
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/756682115006156800
I like to watch my kids play all kinds of fun games outside to get their exercise and I also like to see my kids read and learn about different things.
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It may sound weird, but I love to watch other people run. I am a marathon runner myself and like to look at people's form.
I love to watch other people exercise, they are my inspiration.
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I like to watch people interact at the grocery store.
https://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/757013629682278400
i love to watch people paint or draw
I like to watch people at the mall and also at the mall food court.
https://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/757036435723739140
I like to watch people create works of art.
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I like to watch other people run, play sports, just interact.
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I love watching ice skating and gymnastics.
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I love watching other people, especially kids, having fun. It doesn't matter what they are doing. If they are smiling and laughing, having a great time together, I really enjoy seeing their joy and happiness.
https://twitter.com/Natashalamoreu1/status/758457896900366336
I love all these photos with the chalkboard backdrop, really creative! I love watching my kids playing , smiling, and getting along.
I like to watch people zip lining because it looks like so much fun, but I'm not sure I could take that first step.
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I love to watch other people swim and dance. :)
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I love watching my kids hit milestones in their activities. My son making the all-star baseball team and making his first big play, my daughter finally getting her back wallover after practicing all summer in the yard. The little, yet big things
I love watching my 4 girls when they get silly together.
I love to watch people paint and create beautiful things.
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I love watching people in public - whether it's at an amusement park or a regular park, at a coffee shop or restaurant. Watching others interact is fascinating.
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I like to watch others laugh. It's contagious.
I love to watch people draw and paint!! Something I've always wanted to do but never had the patience to learn!
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I like to watch others smile.
For some reason I like watching others workout like lifting weights. It gets me motivated!
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I love to watch my kids do anything that they enjoy doing.
I love watching my kids playing.
I love to watch my kids play, laugh and do activities they enjoy doing.
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